Japanese emoticons

The Japanese are a very expressive people when it comes to being online. While emoticons are well-known all over the world (such as ), the Japanese utilize a vast selection of symbols to represent feelings that puts the rest of the planet to shame. Below is just a tiny, tiny sample of some of those emoticons. Do you have a favorite emoticon?

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Japanese Emoticons

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